Police & Fire: Church burglar arrested

CHURCH BURGLAR: A 22-year-old Kalamazoo man was arrested about 7 a.m. Tuesday after Richland police said he broke into St. Ann’s Catholic Church at 12648 East D Ave. in Kalamazoo County. The Kalamazoo County Sheriff Department said an employee arrived for work and heard noises inside the church. The employee then saw a man in dark clothes and with a flashlight inside the church. The man fled as the employee called 911 and described the man and the direction he was fleeing. Both deputies and Richland officers arrived and the man was caught on a nearby golf course. Police believe the man had been in the church for some time and said a safe was broken open. All stolen property was recovered.

YOUNG BURGLARS: Two juveniles were arrested after Battle Creek police said they broke into the vacant Southwestern Junior High on South Washington Avenue. Police were called about 8 p.m. Tuesday after a security guard heard voices on the second floor. Police arrested the suspects as they tried to leave the building through a back window.

DRUGS: Battle Creek police have reported the following cases:

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A man 35, was ticketed for possession of marijuana after a traffic stop near Emmett Street and Orchard Avenue about 11:45 p.m. Saturday.

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A man, 45, was ticketed for possession of marijuana after a traffic stop near Wagner Drive and East Avenue North about 12:52 p.m. Sunday.

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A man, 21, was ticketed for possession of marijuana after he was stopped for walking in the road near Post Avenue and Jericho Road about 2:39 a.m. Monday.

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: Battle Creek police are seeking a warrant for a man, 42, after his former girlfriend, 28, and her husband, 28, said they were assaulted in the first block of Elsmere Street about 8:01 p.m. Monday.